diff --git a/dvc/commands/data_sync.py b/dvc/commands/data_sync.py
index bbb8d64ec..81f573e6b 100644
--- a/dvc/commands/data_sync.py
+++ b/dvc/commands/data_sync.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, _parent_parser):
     pull_parser.add_argument(
         "--run-cache",
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
-        default=True,
+        default=False,
         help="Fetch run history for all stages.",
     )
     pull_parser.add_argument(
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, _parent_parser):
     push_parser.add_argument(
         "--run-cache",
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
-        default=True,
+        default=False,
         help="Push run history for all stages.",
     )
     push_parser.add_argument(
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, _parent_parser):
     fetch_parser.add_argument(
         "--run-cache",
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
-        default=True,
+        default=False,
         help="Fetch run history for all stages.",
     )
     fetch_parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/dvc/commands/experiments/pull.py b/dvc/commands/experiments/pull.py
index a6ef4f455..c7a97a466 100644
--- a/dvc/commands/experiments/pull.py
+++ b/dvc/commands/experiments/pull.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def add_parser(experiments_subparsers, parent_parser):
     experiments_pull_parser.add_argument(
         "--run-cache",
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
-        default=True,
+        default=False,
         help="Pull run history for all stages.",
     )
     experiments_pull_parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/dvc/commands/experiments/push.py b/dvc/commands/experiments/push.py
index 0f6f4e708..505f2b241 100644
--- a/dvc/commands/experiments/push.py
+++ b/dvc/commands/experiments/push.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def add_parser(experiments_subparsers, parent_parser):
     experiments_push_parser.add_argument(
         "--run-cache",
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
-        default=True,
+        default=False,
         help="Push run history for all stages.",
     )
     experiments_push_parser.add_argument(